{"id":187614,"date":"2025-02-05T15:11:28","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T15:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=187614"},"modified":"2025-02-05T15:11:29","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T15:11:29","slug":"the-c-cl-bond-is-best-described-as","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/05\/the-c-cl-bond-is-best-described-as\/","title":{"rendered":"The C-Cl bond is best described as"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The C-Cl bond is best described as A. nonpolar covalent B. polar covalent D. coordinate covalent E. None of these. C. ionic None<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\"><strong>The Correct Answer and Explanation is :<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The correct answer is <strong>B. polar covalent<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>covalent bond<\/strong> forms when two atoms share electrons. However, not all covalent bonds are the same\u2014some are <strong>polar<\/strong>, and some are <strong>nonpolar<\/strong>. The <strong>polarity<\/strong> of a covalent bond depends on the difference in <strong>electronegativity<\/strong> between the two bonded atoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Electronegativity of Carbon and Chlorine<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Carbon (C) has an <strong>electronegativity<\/strong> of <strong>2.55<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chlorine (Cl) has an <strong>electronegativity<\/strong> of <strong>3.16<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Electronegativity Difference<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The difference in electronegativity between carbon and chlorine is <strong>3.16 &#8211; 2.55 = 0.61<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>According to the <strong>Pauling scale<\/strong>, a difference of:<ul><li><strong>0 to 0.4<\/strong> \u2192 Nonpolar covalent bond<\/li><li><strong>0.5 to 1.7<\/strong> \u2192 Polar covalent bond<\/li><li><strong>>1.7<\/strong> \u2192 Ionic bond<\/li><\/ul>Since the electronegativity difference is <strong>0.61<\/strong>, the <strong>C-Cl bond is polar covalent<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Why Not Other Options?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A. Nonpolar Covalent<\/strong>: Incorrect, because the electronegativity difference is significant enough to create polarity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>C. Ionic<\/strong>: Incorrect, because an ionic bond typically forms when the electronegativity difference is greater than 1.7, leading to complete electron transfer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>D. Coordinate Covalent<\/strong>: Incorrect, because a coordinate covalent bond involves both shared electrons coming from one atom, which is not the case here.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>E. None of These<\/strong>: Incorrect, as we have a valid answer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>C-Cl bond is polar covalent<\/strong> because chlorine attracts shared electrons more strongly than carbon, creating a <strong>dipole moment<\/strong> where chlorine has a slight negative charge (\u03b4\u207b) and carbon has a slight positive charge (\u03b4\u207a).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The C-Cl bond is best described as A. nonpolar covalent B. polar covalent D. coordinate covalent E. None of these. C. ionic None The Correct Answer and Explanation is : The correct answer is B. polar covalent. Explanation: A covalent bond forms when two atoms share electrons. 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